The rat terrier, named after its original purpose of hunting farm pests like rats, is an American breed that was created by mixing several terrier breeds including the fox terrier, bull terrier, Manchester terrier, and old English white terrier. Their initial aim was to catch prey on farms. During the 1910s and 1920s, rat terrier breeders focused on developing particular abilities, leading to … [Read more...]

The ancestors of German shepherd dogs acted as both servants and companions to humans for hundreds of years. Developed from old shepherd and farm dogs, the German shepherd dogs we know today were first introduced in Germany in 1899. Captain Max von Stephanitz is credited with the breed's beginnings. In the course of WWI and WWII, the name "German" was discarded and the breed was known as the … [Read more...]